14 June to 18 June 2021
Monday, 14 June
Tuesday, 15 June
Wednesday, 16 June
Thursday, 17 June
Friday, 18 June
Looking ahead
21 Jun: National Indigenous Peoples Day
25 Jun: Yearbook order deadline
28 Jun: Gr7 leaving ceremony
29 Jun: Last day of school
View the school calendar online
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Please make sure you review the daily health assessment before sending your child(ren) to school. Click here to review.
If you are late to school, your child(ren) must enter through the upper front door by the salmon mural and check-in at the office. Please call the office at (604) 713-5414 so they can let the child(ren) in.
If your child(ren) will be absent from school, please phone 604-713-5159 as soon as possible and leave your child's name, division number, the date and whether they will be absent or late. Our school code is 79.
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Greetings Southlands Families,
We hope you received our bi-weekly newsletter that was emailed home this afternoon. Read it to find out what amazing things are happening at school in the last few weeks of the year. We also attached a Letter of Late return if you intend to have your child not attend right away in September, due to vacation or other reason. We can hold the spot for a limited amount of time.
Don't forget Monday is a Professional Day. Teachers will be working on some IB topics. See you Tuesday!
Sincerely,
Margaret Paxton
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The PAC Executive for 2022-23 were elected at the AGM on June 9. Thank you to all the parents who stepped up to volunteer:
Co-Chairs - Nina Monahan, Renee Hui
Treasurer - Priya Gupta
Secretary - Alejandra Diaz
Fundraising - Carmen Chou & Linda Yang
We still have an opening for a DPAC rep. Please reach out to Deb Broadhurst for more details on the role and review her AGM report.
Volunteers are also needed for open PAC committees. Please reach out if you can assist!
| Committee or Program |
Lead |
| Arts Education - Music |
Julie Tyas |
| Blog & Communications Coordinator |
Abhi Gupta |
| Chinese New Year event committee |
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| Chinese interpreting assistance |
William Deng |
| Class Parents Coordinator |
Michelle McCarthy |
| Cross country |
Heather Couch |
| Direct Donations Campaign Coordinator |
Michelle McCarthy |
| Earthquake Preparations |
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| Facebook manager |
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| Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program |
Geraldine Teixeira |
| Grade 7 Parent Committee coordinator |
Amber Bethell |
| Garden Committee Lead |
Caroline Dickson |
| Gift Cards and Grocery Vouchers |
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| Hot Lunch purchasing |
Amber Bethell |
| Spirit Wear sales coordinator |
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| PAC Newsletter |
Abhi Gupta |
| Munch A Lunch Coordinator |
Cecilia Imani |
| Musqueam Liaison |
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| Southlands School Directory |
Shantanu Gramsci |
| Speaker Series Committee |
Geraldine Teixeira |
| Staff Appreciation |
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| Welcome Potluck Committee |
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| Winter Social Committee |
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| Sports Day events |
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| Traffic Safety & Transportation Committee |
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| Volunteer Coordinator & Sign Up.com manager |
Kathy Rezai |
| Yearbook |
Dina Macdougall |
| Member at Large |
Kaeleigh Phillips |
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Munchalunch will be having their summer maintenance starting on July 1. As a result, the program will not be in use during the summer months. Your Munchalunch coordinator will "roll rover" your credits on Munchalunch for the next school year in August. However, if you wish to have your credits refunded before the end of June, please email Renee. Please make sure to have your request in before 3 pm on Friday June 18th. Note any refund requests after 3 pm June 18 will not be processed. Thank you for a great Munchalunch year!
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We are busy putting together the 2020-2021 Southlands school yearbook. This year they will be available in the fall.
Yearbook pre-order (Deadline June 25):.
You have the option to personalize your book. You can create your own back cover and up to 4 pages for free! Here's a video to show you how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qFXsgzrhw8
Pre-order your yearbook here: https://store.shopyearbook.com/southlands-21
Softcover: $19 + tax | Hardcover: $31 + tax
Unsure about how to order? Here's a video to help you out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKxWBzXphjQ
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On Monday June 14, PAC will present to VSB's Committee of the Whole at 7 pm. We wish to increase awareness about our unique community needs and the importance to secure VSB's long term support of the IB PYP and building maintenance.
One of our objectives is to request the raising of the Musqueam Flag. In 2019 we were gifted a Musqueam Flag, designed by Susan Point, and we are proud to receive this honored gift. We believe that the visual display of Musqueam symbols is important and we are very proud that four of Susan Point’s children attended Southlands and many of her grandchildren, nieces and nephews have, and are attending. We are asking that VSB consider amending AP 157 to permit Indigenous Nation’s flags. Alternately, revisit the estimated cost of $40,000 for a second pole
The Agenda can be found here:
https://www.vsb.bc.ca/District/Board-of-Education/Meeting_Minutes/Documents/agendas-files/21_06Jun14_sp_op_board_agenda.PDF
You can follow along on the VSB YouTube channel at 7 pm https://www.youtube.com/user/VanSchoolBoard/videos
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Surveys
We are still looking for more survey completions. Please take a few minutes to fill out these two surveys so we can work on improving the school experience.
PAC is looking for information on why out of catchment families chose Southlands, to help advocate for ongoing support for cross-boundary enrolment
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfljVl64dOmKjrqwoyGJ7YRv6nyjwE0Xg-1jTPYFKjE7jrLkw/viewform?usp=sf_link
The school has a family survey as part of the IB PYP self-evaluation. Please fill this out so we can improve the IB experience
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXeq_y-sHOL4uyt7pwTlLcn2u_e0nNUO6b3tvOErZjeM_ivQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
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We have completed the processing of reviewing, revising, and, in some cases, completely rewriting our school's PYP Policies. These policies can now all be found on this blog and on the school website.
As required by the International Baccalaureate Organization, we have an Access and Admissions Policy, an Inclusion Policy, and Academic Integrity Policy, a Language Policy, and an Assessment Policy.
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VPSC is a competitive swim club primarily located on the west side of Vancouver, swimming out of the UBC Aquatic Centre, St. George's Senior Boys School, Lord Byng Secondary School and Kerrisdale Community Centre. From June 21-26, they are running some Rookie Camps geared towards elementary school students to give them an opportunity to try out competitive swimming. Through the course of the pandemic, swimming has proven to be one of the safest indoor activities to do and is an ideal way to bring the community together to be active during this time!
Please visit https://vpsc.poolq.net/events to sign up!
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Grade1 set their butterflies free
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Thank you to the families who have joined our FlipGive team! We have already earned $486 for Southlands programs. We encourage others to join the team using code FRJ3Z5.
Use the FlipGive app or browser plugin before shopping online at stores like Starbucks, Amazon, Sportchek, Nike, Bay, The Gap, Indigo, etc. and you will be ensuring a percentage of your purchase gets credited to Southlands programs.
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Throughout the year any purchases online from Mabel's Labels will earn our school a rebate when you select "Southlands Elementary School" from the menu. Thank you for your support!
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